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plus, stopping the fire of america's treasures and the water supply for a major city. scenes from the
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my name is blair, and i help refugee girls find their place in america. in my free time after work, i was tutoring different kids. one girl was really struggling. how is it going? >> good. nice to see you. >> we started going on field trips. we talked about college and things started changing. >> are you excited for classes? >> oh, yeah. >> one of our biggest goals together was for her to graduate from high school and be on a path to college. and she did. >> girls, we are awesome. >> there are about 50 girls in our different programs. >> i'm so proud of you. >> our mentorship program helps refugee girls in high school. >> you have to write an essay, right? >> yes. i want to write about my life. >> walking down the street, they are just teenagers. >> i want to have my own salon. >> one day i'm hoping to be a nurse. >> i want to be a teacher. >> i want to become a doctor or nurse. >> what i see is what all the girls can accomplish and everything they can do. that's really wild. >>> president obama about to make a big decision, are we on the brink of a milit
my name is blair, and i help refugee girls find their place in america. in my free time after work, i was tutoring different kids. one girl was really struggling. how is it going? >> good. nice to see you. >> we started going on field trips. we talked about college and things started changing. >> are you excited for classes? >> oh, yeah. >> one of our biggest goals together was for her to graduate from high school and be on a path to college. and she did. >>...
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and once you've got verizon fios, that's when you get it -- america's fastest, most reliable internet takes your entertainment to ridiculous levels. i was streaming videos, movies, music. once i realized how fast it was, that's when i got it. [ male announcer ] and now you can get it too, for just $89.99 a month guaranteed for 2 years, plus your choice of a $300 amazon.com gift card or a $300 visa prepaid card with a 2-year agreement. technology that makes life more entertaining, call the verizon center for customers with disabilitiet that's powerful. at 800.974.6006 tty/v. >> that breaking news in from the district tonight where police confirm a mother who took her children from protective custody has been found. officers found this woman in rock vil hours after police tell us she took her sons from children's hospital. robert joins us live from children's where this entire story began. >> a seven hour manhunt for a mother accused of abduction has come to a successful end. police sources are confirming to abc7 news the mother and her two young boys have been found in rock vil. they a
and once you've got verizon fios, that's when you get it -- america's fastest, most reliable internet takes your entertainment to ridiculous levels. i was streaming videos, movies, music. once i realized how fast it was, that's when i got it. [ male announcer ] and now you can get it too, for just $89.99 a month guaranteed for 2 years, plus your choice of a $300 amazon.com gift card or a $300 visa prepaid card with a 2-year agreement. technology that makes life more entertaining, call the...
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we were going from europe to america on a ship. >> yeah. >> and because my daddy was based -- thanks. you made me cry looking at my daddy. >> well, okay, we'll -- >> what are you looking at? >> we're going to turn the beat around. >> turn it around, hoda. >> one of the favorite commercials is -- >> e-trade the little baby -- no, we don't have that one. this is the kraft zest y commercial. >> oh, i love that. >> let's roll that. >> why? oh, him! oh, that guy. >> it's not just about how well you roast, it's how good you look while roasting. [ bell ] oh. what's your style? in the mood to show off a little leg. maybe like me you have a signature look. or perhaps au naturel. >> my birthday is looking up. >> so wait, can i ask a question? are you hungry? >> i am for zesty man! where is he? >> zesty man. >> oh, my gosh. >> hello! >> hello, kathie, i brought you a salad. it's kraft italian zesty salad. >> oh, thank you. >> happy birthday. >> linger. linger. linger. thank you, sweetie. and because you noticed i'm overweight, you gave me greens. >> i brought you a bowl of health. >> a bowl of h
we were going from europe to america on a ship. >> yeah. >> and because my daddy was based -- thanks. you made me cry looking at my daddy. >> well, okay, we'll -- >> what are you looking at? >> we're going to turn the beat around. >> turn it around, hoda. >> one of the favorite commercials is -- >> e-trade the little baby -- no, we don't have that one. this is the kraft zest y commercial. >> oh, i love that. >> let's roll that....
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this is "america tonight." sglovrjs our -- >> our news coverage reveal more of america's stories. ♪ >>> welcome back to "inside story." for more than 20 years 97% of scientific research has said that climate change is happening and it is caused by people. but americans remain divided on the issue, and they are more skeptical than others around the world. 40% of americans see the change in climate as a major global threat. that's in comparison to 54% of europeans, and 65% of those surveyed in latin america. to continue this discussion, we're joined by michael mann the director of penn state's earth system science center, heidi coen, and claus jacob. why the reluctance of some americans to trust the science. >> in 2002 there was an internal memo leaked from frank luntz. and he was advising his clienting that the public was becoming convinced that there was a scientific consensus s surrounding the issue of climate change. but based on his focus grouping and polling, there was still a narrow window of opportunity
this is "america tonight." sglovrjs our -- >> our news coverage reveal more of america's stories. ♪ >>> welcome back to "inside story." for more than 20 years 97% of scientific research has said that climate change is happening and it is caused by people. but americans remain divided on the issue, and they are more skeptical than others around the world. 40% of americans see the change in climate as a major global threat. that's in comparison to 54% of...
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. >>> from the american dream to america's reality. millions still feel like they are missing out on the recovery. so when will it be their turn? christine romans has answers. "your money" starts now. >>> the american dream, happiness and prosperity. a house, a great job, maybe a couple of kids and time to enjoy it all. the great recession is behind us, but the recovery isn't so great. i'm christine romans and this is "your money." first, housing. goldman sachs says all cash deals are half the market right now. wealthy investors, buyers from china, canada, south america, pumping up recent housing data. average americans may be getting priced out. in the second quarter, when you look at this, more than two-thirds of all the homes sold in the u.s. were affordable. for families making $56,000 a year, that's the median u.s. income. but you can see how that affordability is falling. next, the labor market. nearly 5 million net new jobs have been created near the end of the recession four years ago, but look at the jobs that were lost. mostl
. >>> from the american dream to america's reality. millions still feel like they are missing out on the recovery. so when will it be their turn? christine romans has answers. "your money" starts now. >>> the american dream, happiness and prosperity. a house, a great job, maybe a couple of kids and time to enjoy it all. the great recession is behind us, but the recovery isn't so great. i'm christine romans and this is "your money." first, housing. goldman...
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america. >> al-jazeera social america community online. >> this is your outlet for those conversations >> post, upload and interact. >> every night, share undiscovered stories. >> the stream, tomorrow night, >>> higher temperatures this weekend could erase gains made against that massive wildfire, which is still threatening yosemite national park. some 5,000 firefighters have been battling round the clock to contain the california rim fire. now it seems their work may not be over yet. "america tonight" caught up with one firefighter who has been in the heat of the battle. >> my name is michael gallagher and i'm presently a battalion chief at carp summerland fire. i haven't been on anything this big in probably 20 years. we have been assigned night operations. we work all night long. come back, we get resupplied, refueled. we eat. we can, we catch a few hours of sleep and we go back and do it again. this is our eighth, ninth day on the line, and we're going to keep going until either somebody relieves us or we turn a corner on this thing and put it out. we were up in a division last nig
america. >> al-jazeera social america community online. >> this is your outlet for those conversations >> post, upload and interact. >> every night, share undiscovered stories. >> the stream, tomorrow night, >>> higher temperatures this weekend could erase gains made against that massive wildfire, which is still threatening yosemite national park. some 5,000 firefighters have been battling round the clock to contain the california rim fire. now it seems...
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my name is blair, and i help refugee girls find their place in america. in my free time after work, i was tutoring different kids. one girl was really struggling. how is it going? >> good. nice to see you. >> we started going on field trips. we talked about college and things started changing. >> are you excited for classes? >> oh, yeah. >> one of our biggest goals together was for her to graduate from high school and be on a path to college. and she did. >> girls, we are awesome. >> there are about 50 girls in our different programs. >> i'm so proud of you. >> our mentorship program helps refugee girls in high school. >> you have to write an essay, right? >> yes. i want to write about my life. >> walking down the street, they are just teenagers.
my name is blair, and i help refugee girls find their place in america. in my free time after work, i was tutoring different kids. one girl was really struggling. how is it going? >> good. nice to see you. >> we started going on field trips. we talked about college and things started changing. >> are you excited for classes? >> oh, yeah. >> one of our biggest goals together was for her to graduate from high school and be on a path to college. and she did. >>...
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america. land of the entrepreneur. but - is america losing its entrepreneurial edge in how it is being taught? the book, "disciplined entrepreneurship" is just coming out. it was written by bill aulet - senior lecturer at the mit sloan school of management and the managing director of the martin trust center for mit entrepreneurship. wow, what a title you have. you are sort of the walking embodiment of the successful entrepreneur. what is it that has you so worried? > >what worries me now---today, america is at the forefront of entrepreneurship. actually, teaching it. but the problem is we need to have a scalable solution for entrepreneurship. currently 20% of the incoming students at yale university want to become entrepreneurs. the education system we have today doesn't scale to take 20% of the young population to teach them. we need to come up with new ways to teach them. > >let me ask you though--- entrepreneurship---i always though it was something that you come to this world pre- wired. it's all by instinct. is i
america. land of the entrepreneur. but - is america losing its entrepreneurial edge in how it is being taught? the book, "disciplined entrepreneurship" is just coming out. it was written by bill aulet - senior lecturer at the mit sloan school of management and the managing director of the martin trust center for mit entrepreneurship. wow, what a title you have. you are sort of the walking embodiment of the successful entrepreneur. what is it that has you so worried? > >what...
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we can take 4,000 breweries in america. there are 300 million people here. before prohibition you had 2,000 breweries in the u.s. and the population was like 80 million. >> oh, and that's the right call, absolutely. well, steve, i want to raise a glass to -- whoa, yeah, let's do that. that's the good one. >> this is -- >> i'm not raising this to miller 64, by the way. >> good. >> miller 64, have you had that? i was way out of line with that. thank you. >> this is a belgian style beer called brooklyn local one. 9% alcohol, very flavorful, great with seafood, great summertime beer. i love your office here. >> you can come here any time. bring your friend who is a buddy of mine too. >> i will. >> i want to thank steve hindy and stay with cramer. >> cheers. clients are always learning more to make their money do more. (ann) to help me plan my next move, i take scottrade's free, in-branch seminars... plus, their live webinars. i use daily market commentary to improve my strategy. and my local scottrade office guides my learning every step of the way. because they
we can take 4,000 breweries in america. there are 300 million people here. before prohibition you had 2,000 breweries in the u.s. and the population was like 80 million. >> oh, and that's the right call, absolutely. well, steve, i want to raise a glass to -- whoa, yeah, let's do that. that's the good one. >> this is -- >> i'm not raising this to miller 64, by the way. >> good. >> miller 64, have you had that? i was way out of line with that. thank you. >>...
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steve baller america the ceo says he will be gone in 12 months as he looks to retire. s&p 500 up by six. nasdaq up a half of a percent. russell 2,000 up a fraction. adam: here are the front page headlines. new home sales dropped 13.4% in july, hitting the lowest a annual rate since october. all regions had declines led by the west where sales fell 16.1%. liz: weak housing data helped to lift gdd today. the precious metals jumped $25 to end the week at $1395 a troy ounce. that is the highest level since early june. for the week prices were up 1.9%. adam: global markets in advance discussions to merge with direct edge. that would create the world's second biggest market operator. liz: moody's threatening to downgrade several big financial firms saying the government will more likely let large banks fail. if moody's follows through it could lower ratings of names like goldman sachs, jpmorgan and morgan stanley. adam: are you ready for football? ad slots for the 2014 super bowl are 85% sold out that is according to fox sports. 90% of the space is expected to be sold by the
steve baller america the ceo says he will be gone in 12 months as he looks to retire. s&p 500 up by six. nasdaq up a half of a percent. russell 2,000 up a fraction. adam: here are the front page headlines. new home sales dropped 13.4% in july, hitting the lowest a annual rate since october. all regions had declines led by the west where sales fell 16.1%. liz: weak housing data helped to lift gdd today. the precious metals jumped $25 to end the week at $1395 a troy ounce. that is the highest...
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we can take 4,000 breweries in america. there are 300 million people here. before prohibition you had 2,000 breweries in the u.s. and the population was like 80 million. >> oh, and that's the right call, absolutely. well, steve, i want to raise a glass to -- whoa, yeah, let's do that. that's the good one. >> this is -- >> i'm not raising this to miller 64, by the way. >> good. >> miller 64, have you had that? i was way out of line with that. thank you. >> this is a belgian style beer called brooklyn local one. 9% alcohol, very flavorful, great with seafood, great summertime beer. i love your office here. >> you can come here any time. bring your friend who is a buddy of mine too. >> i will. >> i want to thank steve hindy co-founder of brooklyn brewery. and stay with cramer. >> cheers. the great outdoors... ...and a great deal. grrrr ahhh let's leave the deals to hotels.com. oh my gosh this is so cool... awesome! perfect! save up to 30% plus an extra 12% off with coupon... now until labor day. only at hotels.com i don't have to leave my desk and get up and go
we can take 4,000 breweries in america. there are 300 million people here. before prohibition you had 2,000 breweries in the u.s. and the population was like 80 million. >> oh, and that's the right call, absolutely. well, steve, i want to raise a glass to -- whoa, yeah, let's do that. that's the good one. >> this is -- >> i'm not raising this to miller 64, by the way. >> good. >> miller 64, have you had that? i was way out of line with that. thank you. >>...
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. >> this is part of america's plan to divide the middle east. it started with iraq, and now syria. and this is in israel's interest. >> an american intervention is a flagrant interference. it happened in iraq, i maybe evn syria and maybe even egypt. >> there are those who have warned what assad has repeatedly said. the fire in syria won't stop at its borders. >> as we mentioned the u.n. inspection team has left syria arriving in lebanon. it could take weeks for them to release their findings, but the u.s. may not wait for that report before launching an attack. we have more from the u.n. where diplomats are working to find other solutions. >> ththe ambassadors and five five-member security council are on their way. a place where so many historical decisions have been taken. instead they arrive at the office of the u.n. secretary general th the ambassador of the country by passing the security council. ban ki-moon told the five ambassadors the weapons inspectors have made good progress taking samples, a witness statement inside syria at the site of the chemical attacks. they will no
. >> this is part of america's plan to divide the middle east. it started with iraq, and now syria. and this is in israel's interest. >> an american intervention is a flagrant interference. it happened in iraq, i maybe evn syria and maybe even egypt. >> there are those who have warned what assad has repeatedly said. the fire in syria won't stop at its borders. >> as we mentioned the u.n. inspection team has left syria arriving in lebanon. it could take weeks for them to...
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but america can't do it alone. conversely, and this is important, the world absolutely cannot do it without us. with me now is a person who keeps a global focus on climate change, bill mckibben. his book brought it to the forefront. today he keeps it going with an organization he started. >> good to be with you, as always, chris. >> explain to me your theory of change here. we're sitting here at point a, the point i want to get to is essentially a global carbon regulation regime. that's what we're headed towards. >> sure. >> how do we get from here to there? >> it's impossible to get there without leadership from the u.s., the sole superpower and the place where per capita terms is still the biggest contributor. that stuff last up there in the atmosphere for a hundred years. most of the plurality of carbon in the atmosphere was made in the usa. this is one of the places we need to start. we need a serious price on carbon. we will not get that price on carbon until we've beaten the power of the fossil fuel industry.
but america can't do it alone. conversely, and this is important, the world absolutely cannot do it without us. with me now is a person who keeps a global focus on climate change, bill mckibben. his book brought it to the forefront. today he keeps it going with an organization he started. >> good to be with you, as always, chris. >> explain to me your theory of change here. we're sitting here at point a, the point i want to get to is essentially a global carbon regulation regime....
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we are the united states of america. we are the country that has tried, not always successfully, always tried to honor a set of universal values around which we have organized our lives and our aspirations. this crime against conscience, this crime against humanity, this crime against the most fundamental principles of international community, against the norm of the international community, this matters to us and it matters to who we are and it matters to leadership and our credibility in the world. it matters if nothing is done. it matters if the world speaks out in condemnation and then nothing happens. america should feel confident and gratified we are not alone in our condemnation and we are not alone in our will to do something about it and to act. the world is speaking out. many friends stand ready to respond. the arab league pledged "to hold to the syrian regime fully responsible for this crime." the organization for islamic cooperation said we needed "to hold the syrian government legally and morally accountable
we are the united states of america. we are the country that has tried, not always successfully, always tried to honor a set of universal values around which we have organized our lives and our aspirations. this crime against conscience, this crime against humanity, this crime against the most fundamental principles of international community, against the norm of the international community, this matters to us and it matters to who we are and it matters to leadership and our credibility in the...
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it's money time. >>> move over america. china needs more fuel, set to become the biggest importer of oil this year. europe's long recession is officially over. the economy grew by 0.3% in the second quarter, the first growth since 2011. paula deen might be winning in court but not the empire. after admitting to using a racial slur, she lost the contracts with the food network, big named sponsors and her cookbook publisher. now that a judge tossed out racial bias claims, sponsors are still steering clear. only 74% of american women are in the workforce and trails behind other developed countries. will you still like the way you look without george zimmer? they have a first commercial without the i guarantee it guy. the company dropped zimmer this summer in a very public feud. another ad from jcpenney has moms up in arms. parents say it promotes bullying with a kid eating alone thanks to the clothes he's wearing.
it's money time. >>> move over america. china needs more fuel, set to become the biggest importer of oil this year. europe's long recession is officially over. the economy grew by 0.3% in the second quarter, the first growth since 2011. paula deen might be winning in court but not the empire. after admitting to using a racial slur, she lost the contracts with the food network, big named sponsors and her cookbook publisher. now that a judge tossed out racial bias claims, sponsors are...
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also, reading, writing and rifles, can we protect america's students? i'll talk to two men who say a firm yes. inside the criminal mind. his mental health and violent video games in particular, are important when it comes to reducing crime. >>> why the co-founder of apple is giving a bad review to the first steve jobs movie. >> it had steve jobs mannerisms but it didn't have his thinking and his thoughts. >>> we want to begin with our big story, the mysterious disappearance of jonathan crum, he may have been inspired by the movie, into the wild. thank you very much for joining me. i'm so sorry for this awful thing that's happened to you and your family. explain to me and the viewers why you believe there may be a connection between your son's disappearance and the book and the movie into the wild. >> i wasn't sure about what had happened until i got here. i heard his car was here when the police called me. it required me going back and talking to his friends and even his older brother and finding out what was going on. he apparently picked up this obses
also, reading, writing and rifles, can we protect america's students? i'll talk to two men who say a firm yes. inside the criminal mind. his mental health and violent video games in particular, are important when it comes to reducing crime. >>> why the co-founder of apple is giving a bad review to the first steve jobs movie. >> it had steve jobs mannerisms but it didn't have his thinking and his thoughts. >>> we want to begin with our big story, the mysterious...
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and joining that mission -- are some of america's finest. who already have given so much. they're all u.s. military veterans who lost limb or suffered traumatic brain injuries. and who now are part of a support group called, the combat wounded veterans challenge. their biggest challenge has been to come back whole, after suffering the physical and emotional wounds of war. retired navy master chief james wilin, who lost a leg says the camaraderie of fellow vets heals his soul. >> it allows me the chance to be the master chief again. and that loss of identity? it's back. it's everything. >> on this day, the vets have joined scientists at a marine laboratory. when the coral grows big enough, it's replanted on nearby reefs which have been decimated by disease, warming waters and other stress. >> the great thing about this is all military are mission-oriented. they want a purpose. so in transplanting coral, that, they have a purpose. >> another reason for this trip is to do research on how wounded vets and others can better use these prosthetic devices in water. for which there
and joining that mission -- are some of america's finest. who already have given so much. they're all u.s. military veterans who lost limb or suffered traumatic brain injuries. and who now are part of a support group called, the combat wounded veterans challenge. their biggest challenge has been to come back whole, after suffering the physical and emotional wounds of war. retired navy master chief james wilin, who lost a leg says the camaraderie of fellow vets heals his soul. >> it allows...
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but america can't do it alone. conversely, and this is important, the world absolutely cannot do it without us. with me now is a person who keeps a global focus on climate change, bill mckibbon. his 1989 book "the end of nature" brought global warming to the forefront. today he keeps that center front and center through 350.org. according to the "boston globe," he's our most important environmentalist. bill, great to have you here. >> good to be with you, as always, chris. >> explain to me your theory of change. we're sitting here at point "a." and essentially, a global carbon regulation regime. that's what we're headed towards. how do we get from here to there? >> well, it's impossible to get there without leadership from the u.s. welcome this whole superpower, and the place in per capita terms is still the biggest contributor of carbon to the atmosphere, and in historical terms, which everybody knows about, that stuff lasts up there in the atmosphere a hundred years. most of the plurality of the carbon in the atm
but america can't do it alone. conversely, and this is important, the world absolutely cannot do it without us. with me now is a person who keeps a global focus on climate change, bill mckibbon. his 1989 book "the end of nature" brought global warming to the forefront. today he keeps that center front and center through 350.org. according to the "boston globe," he's our most important environmentalist. bill, great to have you here. >> good to be with you, as always,...
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across america, the summer food gap is startling. during the school year about 21 million students receive free or reduced-priced lunches. over the summer, that number drops dramatically, even though they are all still eligible. >> really focused on trying to shrink that gap. >> reporter: it's major concern for secretary of agriculture tom vilsack, the man in charge of the school lunch program. >> part of the challenge for the summer feeding program is we have to figure out where the kids are and oftentimes, we have to encourage kids to come to where the meals are being given. >> reporter: some places are getting creative n rural areas, school buses become mobile cafeterias over the summer, driving long distances to deliver what, for many children is their only reliable meal of the day. >> that was good. >> reporter: some of the poorest neighborhoods in chicago, a food bank on wheels brings free meals and fun. a national challenge. how is it? is it thumbs up? feeding kids in the summer so that they are better prepared to learn as sch
across america, the summer food gap is startling. during the school year about 21 million students receive free or reduced-priced lunches. over the summer, that number drops dramatically, even though they are all still eligible. >> really focused on trying to shrink that gap. >> reporter: it's major concern for secretary of agriculture tom vilsack, the man in charge of the school lunch program. >> part of the challenge for the summer feeding program is we have to figure out...
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america's favorite past-time is about to be rocked. abc news has learned that major league baseball officials have given the players' union a blacklist, the players it intends to punish for using performance-enhancing drugs. it includes some of the game's super stars. right at the top, alex rodriguez of the yankees, the highest paid player in baseball history. tonight the targeted players are being advised about their rights and their options as the league announced suspensions that will make history and shake the game. abc's paula faris is here. these suspensions could come right away. >> abc news has learned any moment now one of the biggest crack downs in baseball could hit. today all eyes were on the highest paid player in the game's history. facing a possible lifetime ban, alex rodriguez dodged questions as he drove off in his near half million dollar car. moments earlier, continuing his rehab stint at the yankees training facility in tampa, hoping to get back on the field this year. but there's a chance he won't return this seaso
america's favorite past-time is about to be rocked. abc news has learned that major league baseball officials have given the players' union a blacklist, the players it intends to punish for using performance-enhancing drugs. it includes some of the game's super stars. right at the top, alex rodriguez of the yankees, the highest paid player in baseball history. tonight the targeted players are being advised about their rights and their options as the league announced suspensions that will make...
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a wild view of the most dangerous wildfire in america. with the elite teams inside the burn zone and a huge part of the country on fire. >>> later, the fix is in and it's catching on all across america. how folks are getting handy like the good old days, saving a lot of money in the process. >>> tonight there are more than 50 massive fires burning out of control across the country, including this new fire getting dangerously close to yosemite national park, closing roads and forcing evacuations. tonight nbc news has been granted rare access to the fight against the worst fire of them all, the one burning in idaho. nbc's miguel almaguer has our report. >> reporter: all right. here we go. after a safety briefing, we were airborne. nbc news given a rare look over the burn zone, 106,000 acres, an area the size of denver. our pilot, michael leary, a veteran flying this cascade range. the pilots are well trained, but they have to contend with blinding smoke and shifting winds. even at 8,000 feet above the beaver creek fire, you can feel the hea
a wild view of the most dangerous wildfire in america. with the elite teams inside the burn zone and a huge part of the country on fire. >>> later, the fix is in and it's catching on all across america. how folks are getting handy like the good old days, saving a lot of money in the process. >>> tonight there are more than 50 massive fires burning out of control across the country, including this new fire getting dangerously close to yosemite national park, closing roads and...
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with coverage of the america's cup i'm lawrence scott. >>> a landmark on the peninsula is no longer. malibu grand prix has closed its doors for good tonight. many people came out to play one last video game. the amusement park has been around since the 1970s, featuring indy style go-karts and games. a lot of folks crowded in just one last time. >> my dad was a baseball coach and he would bring his teammates here to practice baseball at the batting cages. i'm going to miss it. >> we're told the closure was strictly business. park owners and the landlord could not agree on renewing the lease. >>> rob, i remember going there when i was in grade school. >> all those things we love doing, the go-karts and batting cages and ski ball. >> miniature golf too. >> that's where my golf game belongs. >> me too. >> i just lost a golf course. >>> it was nice out there earlier. it is still warm, 80 in the tri-valley. 74 in san jose, 62 in san francisco. the sea breeze and fog is moving back in tonight. but just a hint of a sea breeze. into fairfield and livermore and the story tomorrow we're going t
with coverage of the america's cup i'm lawrence scott. >>> a landmark on the peninsula is no longer. malibu grand prix has closed its doors for good tonight. many people came out to play one last video game. the amusement park has been around since the 1970s, featuring indy style go-karts and games. a lot of folks crowded in just one last time. >> my dad was a baseball coach and he would bring his teammates here to practice baseball at the batting cages. i'm going to miss it....
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eric takes a look at why. >> it's america longest war. in many ways it's most frustrating. >> when the taliban were driven out of kabul and kandahar and military force were his defeated. that would have been a very good time to leaf. >> that happened more than a decade ago and we did not leav leave. he teaches at the naval post graduate school in monterey. former green beret and one of america foremost experts in fighting insurgency. nation-building in afghanistan once the major combat done was difficult bordering on the impossible. >> this isn't fixing a few road and bridges and helping set up television station. this is you are talking about lifting a society where most people don't have access to electricity. >> in iraq the generals who followed petraeus ran classic count insurgent campaign supporting the government protecting the populous and paying insurgent to lay down the arms. it allowed coalition force to cut the number of insurgent attack and stabilize the government long enough for troops to pull out. that's called continuity o
eric takes a look at why. >> it's america longest war. in many ways it's most frustrating. >> when the taliban were driven out of kabul and kandahar and military force were his defeated. that would have been a very good time to leaf. >> that happened more than a decade ago and we did not leav leave. he teaches at the naval post graduate school in monterey. former green beret and one of america foremost experts in fighting insurgency. nation-building in afghanistan once the...
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it drives discussion across america. >>al jazeera america social media community, on tv and online. >>this is your outlet for those conversations. >>post, upload, and interact. >>every night, share undiscovered stories. >> good morning. it's thursday, august 22, and these are stories we are following at this hour. after spending a year and a half in prison, egypts long time leader mubarak could walk out of prison today, buffetses house arrest. >> jury deliberations begin today in the court martial of nidal hasan. one day after he caught the prosecution by surprise resting his case without calling a single witness. >> one of the countries beloved landmarks is burning, a wildfire near yosemite national park is threatening homes and forcing thousands of people to
it drives discussion across america. >>al jazeera america social media community, on tv and online. >>this is your outlet for those conversations. >>post, upload, and interact. >>every night, share undiscovered stories. >> good morning. it's thursday, august 22, and these are stories we are following at this hour. after spending a year and a half in prison, egypts long time leader mubarak could walk out of prison today, buffetses house arrest. >> jury...
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but this is a real special moment, and i thank you all. [ cheers and applause ] >> god bless america! [ applause ] >> when i met barbara the other day and found out she was john brown's daughter, the two of us were brought to tears thinks about just what kind of fate is it that brings it together like this. i can't explain it. some people would say he was smiling down from heaven. i believe that. i think one of our other members, willie, wanted to say something. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> my fellow americans -- i just wanted -- this is my best outfit. as most of y'all know, we decided it's not there yet, but a tornado went through the town just north of where i live. i was out on the fire truck, so i was a little late getting here today. i met with barb. i lost my mom to cancer. my dad is going through it right now. that was the first place i stopped, pop's house. started crying in front of him and told him i loved him and you got nothing to worry about now except getting better. so we're a happy bunch. we're very happy, happy, happy. some of my friends would say. we got some great
but this is a real special moment, and i thank you all. [ cheers and applause ] >> god bless america! [ applause ] >> when i met barbara the other day and found out she was john brown's daughter, the two of us were brought to tears thinks about just what kind of fate is it that brings it together like this. i can't explain it. some people would say he was smiling down from heaven. i believe that. i think one of our other members, willie, wanted to say something. [ laughter ] [...
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eastern a look at the future of marriage in america. we will talk with journalists and lawyers about the legal and briefs fromions and supreme court decisions and legal challenges it state laws prohibit gay marriage. we will take your phone calls, tweets and facebook comments at p.m. here on c-span. e will hear from two of the plaintiffs in one of the supreme court cases. they were among the guaranty overturn ing to campbell's ban on gay marriage. 15 minutes.hour and >> good evening, everybody. can't tell you how excited i am to be at the pedestrian yum with a group of such illustrious trailblazers in this area. i had the opportunity to do this several months ago before this. with us on the panel and they never disappoint. of have so many nuggets information to share. you will walk away scratching a little ready it cry bit, ready to smile a little bit hear even with the great decisions there's still a lot of work to be done. to help you anel sort that out and figure out whatare the next steps and does this mean for us nationally for mar
eastern a look at the future of marriage in america. we will talk with journalists and lawyers about the legal and briefs fromions and supreme court decisions and legal challenges it state laws prohibit gay marriage. we will take your phone calls, tweets and facebook comments at p.m. here on c-span. e will hear from two of the plaintiffs in one of the supreme court cases. they were among the guaranty overturn ing to campbell's ban on gay marriage. 15 minutes.hour and >> good evening,...
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>> the consolidation of the work force in america. it addresses social activism. people who need to be involved because in this day and age if we come to the realization that the president, regardless of your politics is not the savior, he's a man, a hard-working man, but a man nonetheless. the truth, in reality, government can't do it alone, the private sector can't do it alone, but the collective we are the only way we'll roll this rock up the hill and get through this. [cheers and applause] so i had to address those subjects. and even in doing so, haveri trd to make it a point of the messages remaining timeless, because if you're lucky you're going to sing those songs in 10, 20, 30 years. katie: you talked about acting earlier, jon. are you still drawn to taking part in roles and be in the movies or being on televisionon shows? >> no. it was a really i important par of my growing up. it was 20 years ago that i first took an acting lesson after writing a soundtrack to a movie called "young guns." but what it did was open me up to another fast set of the arts tha
>> the consolidation of the work force in america. it addresses social activism. people who need to be involved because in this day and age if we come to the realization that the president, regardless of your politics is not the savior, he's a man, a hard-working man, but a man nonetheless. the truth, in reality, government can't do it alone, the private sector can't do it alone, but the collective we are the only way we'll roll this rock up the hill and get through this. [cheers and...
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in inner-city america. we are the richest country and we cannot find adequate questions for our children question -- children? it is shameful. [applause] bonot is not about pro architecture. it is not for profit. it about dignified architecture. when we said we are going to give the best opportunity possible so you can be competitive am why are we 27 in the world in math and science? spaces that can empower them. that is something we are doing. funding universities around the united states. we did gorilla agreement which is like march madness -- gue like march which is madness. hundreds of kids took over there this $10,000n prize. very simple program. super inspiring. the value of resilient places. i have 25 minutes. i'm going to go a little quicker. we are looking at disasters. it is like a moment. he runs in my tight t-shirt. look at what happened. people rush in. being a firstt responder. it is being at last responder. not the first person to put their hand out for help who shakes the hand of the communi
in inner-city america. we are the richest country and we cannot find adequate questions for our children question -- children? it is shameful. [applause] bonot is not about pro architecture. it is not for profit. it about dignified architecture. when we said we are going to give the best opportunity possible so you can be competitive am why are we 27 in the world in math and science? spaces that can empower them. that is something we are doing. funding universities around the united states. we...
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i would have had to go to bank of america for example or whatever it was. you know because i'm ancient, they did not exist. neil: then i am -- scotty, we have to do something we can recognize risk of thoseho need the aid not getting aid, but bigger risk no one gets aid because it will be priced out. >> not like the republicans are against education, but what is the real hype crease, barack obama is champions students supposedly, he will make $50 billion in profit off of the interest from the loans, ise doing this in best interest of students, if we gave government grants to make it equal to have status quo is fine, but this administration is using it to make a profit to make up for other losses. >> you are suggests that other presidents did not have pehl grants orelons that charged interest rates, i'm not clear -- >> i'm saying maka it status quo, not a profit. >> wait -- were you for keeping rates forc forcibly low or mart base rates? >> i'm market base, but i want to make sure we're not subsidizes by tax pair funds, we're making smart investment like we m
i would have had to go to bank of america for example or whatever it was. you know because i'm ancient, they did not exist. neil: then i am -- scotty, we have to do something we can recognize risk of thoseho need the aid not getting aid, but bigger risk no one gets aid because it will be priced out. >> not like the republicans are against education, but what is the real hype crease, barack obama is champions students supposedly, he will make $50 billion in profit off of the interest from...
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a wild view of the most dangerous wildfire in america. with the elite teams inside the burn zone and a huge part of the country on fire. >>> later, the fix is in and it's catching on all across america. how folks are getting handy like the good old day, saving a lot of money in the process. it's hard to describe, because you have a numbness, but yet you have the pain like thousands of needles sticking in your foot. it was progressively getting worse, and at that point i knew i had to do something. once i started taking the lyrica the pain started subsiding. [ male announcer ] it's known that diabetes damages nerves. lyrica is fda approved to treat diabetic nerve pain. lyrica is not for everyone. it may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. or swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, changes in eyesight including blurry vision, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling, or skin sores from di
a wild view of the most dangerous wildfire in america. with the elite teams inside the burn zone and a huge part of the country on fire. >>> later, the fix is in and it's catching on all across america. how folks are getting handy like the good old day, saving a lot of money in the process. it's hard to describe, because you have a numbness, but yet you have the pain like thousands of needles sticking in your foot. it was progressively getting worse, and at that point i knew i had to...
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one of them is the republic of korea, the other is the united states of america. by the way, mentioned bill's article, right? deputy secretary defense, article, foreign affairs two, three years ago. most important line in the article was the line under the title, by william lind, deputy secretary of defense. in other words, the seminal american article on cyber thinking was not written by the deputy attorney general, not by the deputy secretary of commerce, not by the office of science policy in the white house, not by the as trade representative, not by anyone except the deputy secretary of defense. and so, i'm catholic by tradition, so blessed me by father i have said, i was part of this. we could be accused of nudging the militarization of cyberspace in that direction by the way we've talked about as a nation, and by the way, we organize ourselves as a nation. this article talk about cyberspace the way i talk about the atmosphere as an airman. you talk about air superiority, cyber dominance, used only for your purpose, deny its use for others, on command. that'
one of them is the republic of korea, the other is the united states of america. by the way, mentioned bill's article, right? deputy secretary defense, article, foreign affairs two, three years ago. most important line in the article was the line under the title, by william lind, deputy secretary of defense. in other words, the seminal american article on cyber thinking was not written by the deputy attorney general, not by the deputy secretary of commerce, not by the office of science policy...
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no wonder volt is america's best-selling plug-in. that's american ingenuity to find new roads. right now, get a 2013 chevrolet volt for around $269 per month. [ male announcer ] marie callender's know that you may not have time to roll out dough for a perfectly flaky crust that's made from scratch. or enough time to mix vegetables with all white meat chicken and a homemade gravy. she knows you may not have a moment to crimp the edges of yo favorite chicken pot pie. but marie callender's does. and when she's don all you need to do is find ti to grab someone special, sit down, and savor. marie callender's. it's time to savor. >>darya: good morning and welcome back to the kron4 morning news. a 641 is the time right now. you're looking at the sun coming up in traffic facing you for it and conquered it is 61 degrees. the high a toasty 88 this afternoon in concord and other inland spot. >>james: of her head and her body >>james: a new report shows that apple will launch a trading program to entice more customers to buy their next generation iphone. the program will let customers brin
no wonder volt is america's best-selling plug-in. that's american ingenuity to find new roads. right now, get a 2013 chevrolet volt for around $269 per month. [ male announcer ] marie callender's know that you may not have time to roll out dough for a perfectly flaky crust that's made from scratch. or enough time to mix vegetables with all white meat chicken and a homemade gravy. she knows you may not have a moment to crimp the edges of yo favorite chicken pot pie. but marie callender's does....
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i think that's what keeps america free. is that individual citizens are passionate about that and that they are serious about that. at the same time you've got to see the abuses, you've got to know where they are, and i don't think that we've lost our freedom and the united states of america. we are having this discussion in this room on c-span. you know, it's still a pretty remarkable country. it's not china. it's not russia. it's not some third world dictatorship. its institutions. you mention if i recall the fbi case, and they lost that case in court. [inaudible] >> it's on the tip of the lost the initial round. and we'll see what happens. if they do that anything congress will probably intervene and pass a law to that effect. because nobody likes that warned. >> [inaudible] applaud the. >> well, the attorney general is under contempt of course. >> sadly we didn't win the presidential election we don't get to appoint the attorney general. [inaudible] >> i'm sorry? >> [inaudible] >> we had a lot of republican candidates r
i think that's what keeps america free. is that individual citizens are passionate about that and that they are serious about that. at the same time you've got to see the abuses, you've got to know where they are, and i don't think that we've lost our freedom and the united states of america. we are having this discussion in this room on c-span. you know, it's still a pretty remarkable country. it's not china. it's not russia. it's not some third world dictatorship. its institutions. you...
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that's america. my parents and grandparents instilled in me the midwestern values, the same values that you pass on to your children -- family and faith, humility and hardwork. and they taught me to live with honor and courage and to never, never stop fighting for what i believe in. every one of you in this room, when you think of courage and you have to take that one big step or do something that you're afraid to do, you always think of something -- someone in your family, someone you knew in your life. for me, i always think my grandpa down there in those mines and back then it was so dangerous. they would hear the whistle and everyone would run to the mine because they didn't know who was killed or hurt that day. my grandpa worked in the mines a long time. a few years ago, i met a guy at a little restaurant up there in elie. he told me he came running up to me and said his dad worked with my grandpa and then he got promoted as foreman. all of them had to radio down when the guys went to a new and
that's america. my parents and grandparents instilled in me the midwestern values, the same values that you pass on to your children -- family and faith, humility and hardwork. and they taught me to live with honor and courage and to never, never stop fighting for what i believe in. every one of you in this room, when you think of courage and you have to take that one big step or do something that you're afraid to do, you always think of something -- someone in your family, someone you knew in...
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a closer look at one of the most feared mob bosses in america and trial that gripped the city of boston. >>> crime and punishment. there is big news on two fronts. why the feds want to send fewer people to prison, and can police really stop and search you for no good reason? >>> and in a flash -- faster than the speed of sound, cheaper than getting on an airplane. tonight a big idea to revolutionize travel as we know it. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening, i'm lester holt sitting in tonight for brian. >>> what an incredibly close call it was for guests at a resort near disney world when the ground literally opened up beneath them as many of them slept. let's show you what it looked like from above the scene right now in clermont, florida, where a massive sinkhole opened up changing much of the resort structure. more than 100 people were forced to evacuate. some under harrowing conditions, remarkably no one was killed. nbc's kerry sanders is there with late details. kerry, i assume you're on firm ground right now, but how big a danger area at risk is there? >> reporter: well, go
a closer look at one of the most feared mob bosses in america and trial that gripped the city of boston. >>> crime and punishment. there is big news on two fronts. why the feds want to send fewer people to prison, and can police really stop and search you for no good reason? >>> and in a flash -- faster than the speed of sound, cheaper than getting on an airplane. tonight a big idea to revolutionize travel as we know it. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good...
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they've given a piece of their heart to america. and america will always honor their sacrifice. i know some of you recently returned from afghanistan. on behalf of a grateful nation, welcome home. we send our prayers to all those who at this very moment are still in harm's way, including your regimental combat team seven, which is coming home this month. i know some of you are getting ready to deploy in the months to come. this is still a hard fight. our afghan partners have stepped up. they're bearing a bigger brunt of the firepower, taking on a lot more casualties. they're in the lead. but it's still tough, and we're still needed. and here's what i want every single one of your to know. because of you, that 9/11 generation, we are accomplishing what we set out to do. because of you, osama bin laden is no more. because of you, al qaeda's top ranks have been hammered. the core of al qaeda in afghanistan in pakistan is on the way to defeat. that happened because of you. because of you, more afghans are reclaiming their communities. their markets, their schools, their towns. and t
they've given a piece of their heart to america. and america will always honor their sacrifice. i know some of you recently returned from afghanistan. on behalf of a grateful nation, welcome home. we send our prayers to all those who at this very moment are still in harm's way, including your regimental combat team seven, which is coming home this month. i know some of you are getting ready to deploy in the months to come. this is still a hard fight. our afghan partners have stepped up. they're...
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next time on america tonight. >> a dry south america. and a letter led to the march on washington. ç] this weekend, forensic scientists have been unearthing the bodies of dozens of boys. the state gave them permission to exhume the long forgotten children who are as young as six years old. wasn't to mariana florida for the story. >> there are bodies burglaried on the campus. bodies buried over the course of 60 years next to a garbage dump on the cam bus where the black boys lived. >> i think it is something that the whole world needs to know. >> it was a place where the state put kids that got into trouble. they were sent there in the late 1950's. >> scary. the whole world had deserted us. >> this is a form of slavery, because they beat you to what they wanted you to be. >> they said they did back breaking farm work, he lost a toe, and when they ran afoul of the staff, they ended up in what they called the white house. >> i would call it the torture chamber, here is where you got your mind right. if you didn't know how to pray, you lear
next time on america tonight. >> a dry south america. and a letter led to the march on washington. ç] this weekend, forensic scientists have been unearthing the bodies of dozens of boys. the state gave them permission to exhume the long forgotten children who are as young as six years old. wasn't to mariana florida for the story. >> there are bodies burglaried on the campus. bodies buried over the course of 60 years next to a garbage dump on the cam bus where the black boys lived....
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it is really hurting america. can we at least agree to bring that down? >> i think there is agreement to bring it down but it won't happening this year. the outlook for tax reform is dimmest i've seen. they can do corporate taxes and what do you do about individual taxes? what about loopholes? all of sudden you're back into a mess. i don't think on tax reform you will get clarity. david: it really ticks me off. i understand the president's side. he is one of these academics his whole life who doesn't know about small business. i think there were one or two real business people in his administration but republicans they're supposed to understand a little bit more about business than the academics in the democratic party. why can't they at least find some way of reducing regulations that are really hurting businesses? >> i think one hope, let me throw out one hope. the house of representatives republican caucus has introduced a series of bills to reduce regulation and similar things. those bills actually do save money according to the congressional budget o
it is really hurting america. can we at least agree to bring that down? >> i think there is agreement to bring it down but it won't happening this year. the outlook for tax reform is dimmest i've seen. they can do corporate taxes and what do you do about individual taxes? what about loopholes? all of sudden you're back into a mess. i don't think on tax reform you will get clarity. david: it really ticks me off. i understand the president's side. he is one of these academics his whole life...
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there's many talking about the gun violence in america. something my next guest knows a lot about, perhaps more than most. new york police commissioner ray kelly who joins me. commissioner kelly, welcome to you and congratulations first of all in the largest gun bust in new york's history. 254 illegal guns that you seized this week. i want to come to that later. we'll start with the two appalling gun incidents in america. first this young australian student, here to play baseball, who was targeted by randomly bored teenagers and gunned down to hi death. what's your reaction to that story? >> it is horrific. no question about it. it underscores the fact there's way too many guns abroad in america. we have as many as 300 million guns in this country. just an incredible number. unfortunately, you are going to see events like this take place when you have that number of weapons. we think that we're in need of sensible gun laws, federal laws. the case that you mentioned in new york and we're going to talk about it, but it cries out for federal
there's many talking about the gun violence in america. something my next guest knows a lot about, perhaps more than most. new york police commissioner ray kelly who joins me. commissioner kelly, welcome to you and congratulations first of all in the largest gun bust in new york's history. 254 illegal guns that you seized this week. i want to come to that later. we'll start with the two appalling gun incidents in america. first this young australian student, here to play baseball, who was...
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including john lewis, and the experience of experience america program. tell me about that. >> well, a wonderful piece of the position of the chief of protocol is to work with the extraordinary protocol corps, and the best of the best is sent to the country, because we ra top post, and so i felt as one of the predecessors did, take them outside of the beltway and introduce them to the rest of america, because we are an extraordinary country and i want to showcase the best of america. we took them to atlanta, and congressman lewis spoke to the ambassadors about the civil rights movement and the difficulties of the civil rights movement, and there were other ambassadors who they themselves went through difl difficult times and the south african ambassador related and said thank you for sharing, that and thank you for the experience, because we learned so much from you and other ambassadors who had difficult times and equal difficult struggles they had gone through and learned so much from congressman lewis' experien experience. >> you are a mentor of of cou
including john lewis, and the experience of experience america program. tell me about that. >> well, a wonderful piece of the position of the chief of protocol is to work with the extraordinary protocol corps, and the best of the best is sent to the country, because we ra top post, and so i felt as one of the predecessors did, take them outside of the beltway and introduce them to the rest of america, because we are an extraordinary country and i want to showcase the best of america. we...
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usairways and america west. but is it good for passengers who now pay more for luggage, leg room, even sodas. >> the prices are no longer competitive, then i would be unhappy. >> if you're not providing the services, they're going to go to another airline. if you're not providing the routes, they're going to go to another airline. >> reporter: the government has approved airline mergers in the past, but it said this one was simply too big. and it says those previous mergers have provenhat too often the airlines hike fares and cut their routes. lester? >> and tom, this merger was announced just as american was slipping off into bankruptcy. so a lot of people are wondering tonight is a weakened american better off than perhaps to have this merger go through? >> reporter: you know, this is a business where it's survival of the fittest. clearly, if you lose an airline, if that ever became an eventuality, that would be bad news for customers also. the government finds itself walking a very fine line here between what
usairways and america west. but is it good for passengers who now pay more for luggage, leg room, even sodas. >> the prices are no longer competitive, then i would be unhappy. >> if you're not providing the services, they're going to go to another airline. if you're not providing the routes, they're going to go to another airline. >> reporter: the government has approved airline mergers in the past, but it said this one was simply too big. and it says those previous mergers...